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Tag Archives: #commschat
Back to basics but on target
How important is it to produce communication that is both targeted at a specific audience and easily understood by that audience? For me this is such a critical part of the work of the communicator and so often the two … Continue reading
Posted in #ayearinblogs, communication, development, internal communication, media, public, Uncategorized
Tagged #commschat, communication, internal communication, media, PR, target
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The joy of public sector communication
I had a great opportunity tonight to talk about a subject I love – my work in public sector communication. The regularly weekly #commschat was given over to the discussion about what makes public sector communication different, challenging and enjoyable … Continue reading
Posted in #ayearinblogs, communication, creativity, ideas, learning, police, policing, PR, public, Uncategorized, work
Tagged #commschat, communication, Greater Manchester Police, media, policing, PR, public relations, public sector
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Networking or a good conversation?
It was an interesting Twitterchat tonight under the #commschat hashtag which discussed networking. Like many, I don’t like the term networking as it reminds me of events where people are looking to find other people that they think will be … Continue reading
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Tagged #commschat, BEDM, communication, social media, social networks, twitter
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Back to school?
The results of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) State of the Profession Survey for 2013/2014 revealed some interesting results. Of course there was a lot about salaries and redundancies, as well as the issues of concern to both … Continue reading
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Tagged #commschat, #facebook, CIPR, communication, google+, PR, PRCA, public relations, social media, social networks, twitter
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Does recognition really matter?
I was involved in an interesting Twitter discussion tonight considering communication and social media. As the conversation, under the hashtag #commschat, developed the discussion moved to whether awards were important or not. There were a range of views but it … Continue reading
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Tagged #commschat, awards, communication, innovation, social media, twitter
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Twitter – publicity or engagement?
In the past few days I read the interesting paper from Jeremy Crump analysing what the police are doing on Twitter. It charts the developments that have taken place since 2008 when the first police forces in the UK started … Continue reading
The passion for social media
It has been an interesting week. One where I was put in the spotlight for the work Greater Manchester Police has done to use social media to support policing. This attention isn’t something I enjoy. My role is to promote … Continue reading
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Tagged #commschat, @smc_mcr, communication, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, passion, policing, social media, social networks, tweets, twitter
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